USS Freedom (LCS 1) is the lead ship of the Freedom class of littoral combat ships (LCS). She is the third vessel of the United States Navy to be so named for the concept of freedom. She is the design competitor produced by the Lockheed Martin consortium, in competition with the General Dynamics-designed USS Independence. She was officially accepted by the Supervisor of Shipbuilding Gulf Coast on behalf of the US Navy from the Lockheed Martin/Marinette Marine/Gibbs and Cox team in Marinette, WI on 18 September 2008.
She is designed for a variety of missions in shallow waters, capable against submarines and ships, as well as minesweeping and humanitarian relief. The ship is a semi-planing monohull design capable of over 40 knots (74 km/h; 46 mph).
The 1/96 scale Littoral Combat Ship kits comes with a laser cut structure and deck, brass etch with vents, railing, hand rails, etc, and fiberglass hull and plans. We will aslo help as much as we can with the engines that you would need, and fittings that you will need to give the details that you need to have your ship look museum quality.
This is a limited production kit and we have limited supply so orders can take more time than normal. All prices do not include shipping costs.If additional shipping is needed, Homeport Models will contact you.
You Tube Videos of the LCS Prototype on the water:
LCS Video 1: Spot Pond, waterline view drifting
LCS Video 2: Speeding by the camera
LCS Video 3: Stop to start away from the camera
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USS Freedom Package – $850.00
Package includes gator board lasers, etch set, and plans for the USS Freedom LCS mono hull ship. |
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